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Ultrasound Imaging for the Examination of Diaphragm Thickness in Females With Breathing Pattern Disorders
(Auckland University of Technology, 2020)This research examined diaphragm thickness and diaphragm thickening fraction, using ultrasound imaging (USI), in females with breathing pattern disorders (BPD) and healthy female controls. The diaphragm is the key muscle ... -
Ultrasound imaging of the distal radioulnar joint: a new method to assess ulna radial translation in forearm rotation
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)The current study was conducted to establish normal values of Distal radioulnar joint (DRUJ) translation using ultrasound imaging (USI). Repeatability of quantifying DRUJ translation of the forearm in various positions ... -
Un-familiarizing the Ordinary: Redesigning the Everyday Experiences of Urban Dwellers Within Their Natural Surroundings
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Un-familiarizing the Ordinary: Redesigning the Everyday Experiences of Urban Dwellers with their Natural Surroundings is a practice-based research commenced through the Masters of Design programme within the department of ... -
Un/making Home: Spatialising Diasporic Rituals and the Poetics of Bread-making
(Auckland University of Technology, 2019)Un/Making home: spatialising diasporic rituals and poetics of breadmaking investigates place-making as a daily practice of domestic rituals. In this practice-led research, my family’s ritual of bread-making has been ... -
Uncanny Encounters: Staging the Everyday
(Auckland University of Technology, 2021)This practice-led research project investigates how painting, functioning as a metaphorical stage, provides a contextual ‘platform’ for the relationship between an audience and the ‘performance event’ of paint on canvas. ... -
The unconscious ruin: drawing minor architecture
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)The citizen subject, simultaneously estranged and yet embraced as an entity, insatiably commodified and marketed to, increasingly experiences urban place as a terrain vague – a place without coherent reference or broader ... -
Uncovering strategic entrepreneurship: an examination of theory and practice
(Auckland University of Technology, 2005)The combination of entrepreneurship and strategy is gaining increasing recognition as a pathway for growth within both individual organisations and national economies. Hence the benefits emerge from both a micro and macro ... -
Under a big sky
(Auckland University of Technology, 2010)The exegesis will elaborate on the research process undertaken to write a collection of short fiction. The creative work is a collection of ten stories linked thematically by an archaeological approach to character psychology, ... -
Under the surface: reflections on workers’ narratives from below the minimum wage
(Auckland University of Technology, 2009)This research project is concerned with workers’ narratives, specifically those who have been employed in paid work below the national minimum wage in New Zealand. As a graphic designer who has direct experience of ... -
Undercover Activist
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Understanding Carbon Emission Mitigation in the New Zealand Accommodation Industry: A Mixed Methods Study
(Auckland University of Technology, 2016)The accommodation sector is a key source of greenhouse gas emissions within tourism, and therefore there is a need to understand emission mitigation in the sector. As there is a geoscientific consensus that excessive ... -
Understanding consumers’ relational behaviour: an integrated model of psychological contracts, trust and commitment in the context of beauty services for females
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Psychological contracts play an important role in relationships between consumers and service providers. Due to their cognitive nature, it is essential to understand how psychological contracts are created and perceived ... -
Understanding formal caregivers and work stress
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)Current demand for long-term care exceeds the available resources. Review of the literature suggests work stress is a common experience for non-health professionals in paid caregiving roles (formal caregivers), and the ... -
Understanding juvenile transitions from the justice system
(Auckland University of Technology, 2012)The main purpose of this qualitative research project is to understand the transition process of young people from the Youth Justice (YJ) system and identify the factors that influence them during this process. The research ... -
Understanding stretch shorten cycle capability in adolescence across the different maturational stages
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Stretch-shorten cycle (SSC) capability is fundamental to many sporting activities. To date, there have been numerous studies on the SSC potentiation in adults, however, there are very few studies of SSC potentiation in ... -
Understanding the community and voluntary sector of New Zealand with a focus on charities
(Auckland University of Technology, 2014)This research aims to enhance understanding of the community and voluntary sector of New Zealand. This is done through analysis of secondary data about charitable organisations. This data is obtained from the Charities ... -
Understanding the influence of the Good Sports intervention upon youth sport parents and leaders through Transformative Learning Theory
(Auckland University of Technology, 2018)Sports codes and government organisations have identified that sport participation numbers are decreasing, especially within the ages of 7-13. Less mainstream sports and the increased access of technological options could ... -
Understanding the reflections of battlefield tourists regarding their experiences to sites associated with WWI and the Vietnam War: an analysis of travel blogs
(Auckland University of Technology, 2015)The travel and tourism industry is connected to the ideas of leisure and relaxation, however not all tourism sites and experiences occur in this way. Dark tourism or thanatourism relates to the darker side of travel; it ... -
Understanding the short-term impact of product discontinuations on consumer response behaviour
(Auckland University of Technology, 2013)Retailers as well as manufacturers can suffer substantial revenue losses as a result of product discontinuations. The magnitude of this sales loss is dependent on how the consumer responds, which in turn is affected by ...